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Best School Stories

Description: These are books in which teachers and/or students are major characters and the school is a primary setting. From preschool to graduate school.

Members: 20 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
51,909 members, 833 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: ReneeHorn (1), ahef1963 (1), starbox (1), Dilara86 (1), Selliers (2), thecoroner (2), merrystar (34)

2
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
by James Hilton
1,955 members, 44 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Selliers (1), aulsmith (2), starbox (3), dara85 (3), inge87 (4), thecoroner (15), daisy_may (30)

3
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
96,574 members, 928 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (1), cej1027 (3), KimarieBee (3), merrystar (7), daisy_may (8), Selliers (9), ahef1963 (23)

4
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
94,150 members, 899 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (2), KimarieBee (4), daisy_may (4), cej1027 (6), merrystar (6), Selliers (10), ahef1963 (24)

5
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
20,341 members, 886 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: starbox (2), goldenmoon (3), Selliers (3), ahef1963 (3), Aquila (14), thecoroner (21), elkiedee (27)

6
Sophie's World
by Jostein Gaarder
17,133 members, 256 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: inge87 (3), Selliers (4), ahef1963 (4), hipdeep (4), Dilara86 (4), cej1027 (17)

7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
90,491 members, 819 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (4), KimarieBee (5), merrystar (5), goldenmoon (6), Selliers (14), ahef1963 (25), daisy_may (37)

8
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
13,354 members, 198 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Aquila (5), inge87 (5), merrystar (8), cej1027 (11), elkiedee (12), Selliers (15), daisy_may (35)

9
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
18,592 members, 432 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (1), ahef1963 (2), Dilara86 (5), thecoroner (16), elkiedee (18), merrystar (47)

10
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card
37,198 members, 998 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3), merrystar (4), goldenmoon (5), ahef1963 (8), Selliers (11), Aquila (23)

11
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,976 members, 334 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), merrystar (2), Selliers (6), ahef1963 (6), Dilara86 (7)

12
Up the Down Staircase
by Bel Kaufman
1,240 members, 34 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (2), dara85 (4), aulsmith (6), Selliers (8), thecoroner (18), merrystar (35)

13
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark
4,748 members, 153 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), thecoroner (3), aulsmith (7), Selliers (13), ahef1963 (16)

14
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
16,669 members, 479 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), goldenmoon (4), Selliers (5), ahef1963 (5), thecoroner (22)

15
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4,972 members, 133 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (2), merrystar (3), aulsmith (5), inge87 (13), elkiedee (28)

16
To Sir, with Love
by E. R. Braithwaite
1,136 members, 26 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), dara85 (5), aulsmith (9), elkiedee (19), Selliers (19)

17
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
89,490 members, 797 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (5), KimarieBee (6), goldenmoon (8), ahef1963 (26), merrystar (37), daisy_may (39)

18
Daddy-Long-Legs
by Jean Webster
2,935 members, 100 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (7), merrystar (9), Selliers (18), inge87 (19), daisy_may (28), elkiedee (30)

19
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
24,689 members, 502 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (1), elkiedee (2), merrystar (10), Selliers (31)

20
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
24,941 members, 443 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (9), ahef1963 (9), Selliers (12), goldenmoon (13), elkiedee (29)

21
Little Men
by Louisa May Alcott
7,042 members, 56 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: Aquila (8), goldenmoon (10), aulsmith (10), merrystar (12), thecoroner (19), daisy_may (40)

Thumbs down: Selliers

Explanations:

Selliers (0): Even worse than "Little Women".

22
Anne of the Island
by L. M. Montgomery
9,092 members, 101 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), daisy_may (5), merrystar (11), Selliers (22)

23
Autumn Term
by Antonia Forest
272 members, 8 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Aquila (1), daisy_may (3), elkiedee (8)

24
Brideshead Revisited
by Evelyn Waugh
11,358 members, 239 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (4), aulsmith (4), Selliers (7), ahef1963 (12)

Thumbs down: merrystar

25
The School at the Chalet
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
494 members, 11 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (1), Aquila (10), elkiedee (21)

26
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
91,074 members, 876 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (11), daisy_may (16), ahef1963 (22), merrystar (36)

27
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
6,192 members, 116 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (13), ahef1963 (14), Selliers (24), merrystar (38)

28
Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse
5,819 members, 76 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5), Dilara86 (6), Selliers (16)

29
Witch Week
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,696 members, 43 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (7), daisy_may (7), merrystar (16)

30
Tom Brown's School Days
by Thomas Hughes
1,560 members, 27 reviews
3.28 stars (3.28 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (8), Dilara86 (8), thecoroner (12)

31
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone [unknown editions]
306 members, 2 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (7), Dilara86 (9), goldenmoon (14), ahef1963 (17)

Thumbs down: starbox

32
These Happy Golden Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
7,320 members, 55 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: inge87 (6), merrystar (14), elkiedee (20)

33
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
8,499 members, 249 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Aquila (6), cej1027 (13), merrystar (29)

34
Maurice
by E. M. Forster
3,662 members, 63 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (10), aulsmith (12), Selliers (17)

35
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,497 members, 175 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), merrystar (15)

36
Miss Nelson is Missing
by Harry Allard
4,713 members, 222 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: dara85 (9), cej1027 (14), merrystar (39)

37
That Hideous Strength
by C. S. Lewis
7,255 members, 82 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: merrystar (13), cej1027 (20), ahef1963 (20)

38
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë
7,831 members, 132 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1), Selliers (23)

39
Helen Keller's Teacher
by Margaret Davidson
772 members, 6 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (7), elkiedee (22), merrystar (48)

40
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
8,333 members, 86 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (12), merrystar (30), elkiedee (31)

41
What Katy Did at School
by Susan Coolidge
743 members, 10 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (14), elkiedee (23), merrystar (55)

42
Frindle
by Andrew Clements
7,154 members, 198 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), ahef1963 (27)

43
The Lark in the Morn
by Elfrida Vipont
104 members, 3 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Aquila (7), inge87 (7)

44
11/22/63
by Stephen King
11,391 members, 698 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: goldenmoon (9), ahef1963 (13)

45
Stalky & Co.
by Rudyard Kipling
813 members, 14 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Aquila (9), aulsmith (13)

46
Carrie
by Stephen King
12,763 members, 259 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), goldenmoon (12)

47
Ballet Shoes
by Noel Streatfeild
2,987 members, 63 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (11), Aquila (16)

48
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
11,605 members, 180 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (10), Selliers (20)

49
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes
4,749 members, 247 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (10), merrystar (21)

50
The Confusions of Young Törless
by Robert Musil
1,924 members, 30 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (1)

51
Enthusiasm
by Polly Shulman
467 members, 41 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1)

52
An Empty Spoon
by Sunny Decker
49 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: dara85 (1)

53
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
9,861 members, 356 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: dara85 (13), Selliers (21)

54
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
7,105 members, 265 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (16), merrystar (17)

55
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
5,331 members, 125 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), merrystar (40)

56
Jo in the Middle
by Jean Ure
18 members, 0 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: Aquila (17), daisy_may (22)

57
Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
by Esmé Raji Codell
726 members, 22 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: dara85 (16), elkiedee (24)

58
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
2,400 members, 21 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (9), merrystar (51)

59
Mrs. Toggle's Zipper
by Robin Pulver
646 members, 5 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (15), merrystar (26)

60
The Wild Shore
by Kim Stanley Robinson
1,010 members, 21 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (15), Selliers (28)

61
The Naughtiest Girl in the School
by Enid Blyton
524 members, 7 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: Aquila (15), thecoroner (28)

62
Prep: A Novel
by Curtis Sittenfeld
4,950 members, 149 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (17), Selliers (33)

63
End of Term
by Antonia Forest
153 members, 4 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (14), daisy_may (45)

64
Old School
by Tobias Wolff
2,371 members, 74 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Selliers (25), thecoroner (25)

65
Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
6,427 members, 127 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (21), daisy_may (32)

66
Ramona the Brave
by Beverly Cleary
4,546 members, 46 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (18), merrystar (42)

67
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary
7,138 members, 110 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (19), merrystar (43)

68
Death on the Cherwell
by Mavis Doriel Hay
221 members, 13 reviews
3.26 stars (3.26 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (17), merrystar (56)

69
B Is for Betsy
by Carolyn Haywood
710 members, 7 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (22), merrystar (45)

70
Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
10,702 members, 1,180 reviews
4.48 stars (4.48 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2)

71
My Posse Don't Do Homework
by LouAnne Johnson
237 members, 3 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: dara85 (2)

72
The Rosemary Tree
by Elizabeth Goudge
227 members, 2 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: inge87 (2)

73
No Ponies for Miss Pobjoy
by Ursula Moray Williams
17 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Aquila (2)

74
A Song for Summer
by Eva Ibbotson
849 members, 21 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (32), merrystar (33)

75
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
2,456 members, 28 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (23), merrystar (49)

76
Summer Half
by Angela Thirkell
278 members, 9 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (26), merrystar (53)

77
Wonder Boys
by Michael Chabon
4,091 members, 91 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (3)

78
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
by Gene Kemp
253 members, 5 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Aquila (3)

79
Harry Potter (Books 1-7)
by J. K. Rowling
10,513 members, 165 reviews
4.64 stars (4.64 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (3), ahef1963 (18)

Thumbs down: starbox

80
Frost in May
by Antonia White
845 members, 23 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4)

81
The Child Manuela
by Christa Winsloe
66 members, 1 review
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: starbox (4)

82
This School Is Driving Me Crazy
by Nat Hentoff
41 members, 0 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: Aquila (4)

83
Claudine at School
by Colette
391 members, 7 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (5)

84
Among Others
by Jo Walton
2,682 members, 233 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (6)

85
Jakob von Gunten
by Robert Walser
1,067 members, 31 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (6)

86
Good Morning, Miss Dove
by Frances Gray Patton
168 members, 4 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: dara85 (6)

87
Alice-Miranda at School
by Jacqueline Harvey
119 members, 5 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (6)

88
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger
37,184 members, 1,226 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (7), thecoroner (14)

Thumbs down: Selliers

Explanations:

Selliers (0): A boring book about marriage, with time travel used as an unconvincing gimmick.

89
On the Jellicoe Road
by Melina Marchetta
2,013 members, 215 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (7)

90
Heart: A School-Boy's Journal
by Edmondo De Amicis
763 members, 14 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (7)

91
Looking for Alaska
by John Green
16,087 members, 721 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: dara85 (8)

92
Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay
1,594 members, 48 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (8)

93
And Both Were Young
by Madeleine L'Engle
737 members, 21 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: inge87 (8)

94
The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy
by Sarah Fielding
103 members, 3 reviews
3.4 stars (3.4 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (8)

95
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
6,013 members, 441 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: inge87 (9)

96
The Worst Witch
by Jill Murphy
1,090 members, 18 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (9)

97
A College Girl
by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
20 members, 0 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (9)

98
Christy
by Catherine Marshall
3,179 members, 37 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: dara85 (10)

99
Year of the Griffin
by Diana Wynne Jones
1,496 members, 29 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (10)

100
Our Lady of the Nile
by Scholastique Mukasonga
224 members, 10 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (10)

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